Purpose: to tell a story.
Example:
Last week I had an accident. On Thursday afternoon I was in a bus. The bus stopped to give way to a crossing car. Suddenly, there was a truck behind the bus which failed to stop. The truck hit the bus.
Purpose: to describe someone or something.
Example:
The lecturer has a water bottle. The bottle has a green lid. It is made of glass. It contains water which is half full. The bottom of the bottle is not flat, but it is a little bit curved. On the whole, the bottle looks old.
(Please note: the first sentence is the topic sentence, while the last sentence is the conclusion.)
Purpose: to give information or explain something.
Example:
There are four types of scales in statistics. The first one is nominal scale. It is a number which is used to label things. For example, in a questionnaire the number 1 is used to label male, while the number 2 is used to label female. Second, ordinal scale is used to show ranks, for example, first, second, third, and so on. Third, interval scale is useful to indicate a number which has equal interval from one unit to another, such as temperature or scores. The last one is ratio scale. It is similar to the interval scale, but the difference is absolute zero. Absolute zero means that zero equals to nothing or no one. The examples are weight, height, length, distance, etc. Before analyzing numeric data, it is better to determine the appropriate types of scales first.
Purpose: to state an opinion
Example:
In my opinion, English should be taught as early as possible, such as in kindergartens. Children are good language learners. They have better brain plasticity so learning a new language is much easier for them. In addition, children are less self-conscious than adults. They are not easily ashamed or offended if someone points out their language errors. In conclusion, children should learn English at an early age.
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